Monday, August 01, 2005

Group touts the bond of breast-feeding for mothers

....Babies who are breast-fed for at least the first 26 weeks of their lives are less at risk for ear infections, allergies, diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, lymphoma and gastrointestinal illnesses, said Maggie Quadagano, lactation consultant for Greenwich Hospital's Post-Partum Visit Program.

"Breast-feeding is your baby's first immunization," Brown said, explaining that human milk contains more than 300 ingredients, including white blood cells, antibodies, vitamins and hormones, that are not reproduced in baby formula.....


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